Sappy September: CONNIE

CONNIE

Meet the best roommate in the history of roommates....Connor Mullaney! This guy right here is the main reason why my freshman year was as amazing as it was. If you are in college or are headed there this year, you know that your roommate can be an outright spawn of the devil, or in most cases, just irrelevant to your life. I walked into the year not wanting a terrible relationship like that with my roommate -- I just hoped they would be able to handle my craziness! Let me just take y'all back...back to move-in day of last year. Isa and I were helping each other move into our rooms and mine was first, meaning we had to run like wild animals and get my stuff in my room and move on to hers as fast as possible. As I'm putting the sheets on my bed, sweating, freaking out, my mom hits me and tells me to say hello to my roommate! You can only imagine how nervous I was, cause this first encounter was going to define the year -- and boy it did just that! I turned around shouted a bunch of stuff, your usual greetings with a stressed out flare. Then, I ran out of there. How awkward. But surprisingly he just accepted my weirdness and kept on. Haha If you have had the chance to meet Connor, you know that he is pretty independent -- an introvert. And because of that people would begin to believe that we wouldn't mesh because I am somewhat of an extroverted high-breed. But personality types aside, Connor and I hit it off after the first week. And after that, we were connected at the hip. It's funny because we became the roommate duo that everyone envied! Connor is the surprise I am most happy about from freshman year. We may have different backgrounds, different personalities, different styles, but this is why he has became one of my best friends! I love this kid after only so many months, and while he tells everyone I have changed his life, he's changed mine in ways I didn't think possible.

What is my biggest lesson learned from Connie?

Connie has taught me that people who seem to be so opposite, can become the closest of friends. He has also taught me that I should be more confident in myself and my interactions with others. This guy lived with me, in a dorm, for over 9 months, and did not go crazy. He didn't bail out on me like past friendships have. He quite literally accepted me as a person and and allowed me to just do me. That's saying a lot. By the end of the year, Connie seemed to be a new and improved person and I can't wait to spend another year with this guy! He's way more outgoing, and while he tries to give me credit, he did it all on his own. So I guess I should end by saying, thank you. Thank you for helping me expand my horizons as a person and helping me through so much. Thank you for being an amazing roommate. But most of all, thank you for being one of the best friends I could ever ask for!